Dongying

For other uses, see Dongying District.

Dongying 东营
—  Prefecture-level city  —
东营市
Location of Dongying City (yellow) in Shandong
Dongying Location in China
Coordinates (Dongying District): 37°27′N 118°28′E / 37.45°N 118.467°E / 37.45; 118.467Coordinates: 37°27′N 118°28′E / 37.45°N 118.467°E / 37.45; 118.467
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
County-level divisions	5
Township-level divisions	43
City seat	Dongying District
Government
- CPC Secretary	Zhang Qiubo (张秋波)
- Mayor	Zhang Jianhua (张建华)
Area
- Total	7,923 km2 (3,059.1 sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	546
GDP
GDP per capita
License Plate Prefix	鲁E
Website	http://www.dongying.gov.cn/

Dongying (simplified Chinese: 东营; traditional Chinese: 東營; pinyin: Dōngyíng) is a prefecture-level city on the northern coast of Shandong province in Eastern China. Located around the mouth of the Yellow River, Dongying borders Binzhou to the west, Zibo to the southwest, and Weifang to the south. The city's 350-km coastline borders the Laizhou Bay and the Bohai Bay to the east and north respectively.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Dongying administers 5 county-level divisions, including 2 districts and 3 counties.

• Dongying District (东营区)
• Hekou District (河口区)
• Guangrao County (广饶县)
• Lijin County (利津县)
• Kenli County (垦利县)

These are further divided into 43 township-level divisions, including 23 towns, 13 townships and 7 subdistricts.

History

The city was established in 1983, as a base for developing the Yellow River Delta and China's second largest oilfield, Shengli Field. The oilfield was discovered in 1964 near a small village called Dongying, which gave its name to the city.

Geography

Dongying is located on the banks of the Yellow River Delta. It has an area of 7,923 km².

Climate

Climate data for Dongying (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	5.1 (41.2)	11.5 (52.7)	20.1 (68.2)	25.9 (78.6)	29.9 (85.8)	31.2 (88.2)	30.3 (86.5)	26.5 (79.7)	20.4 (68.7)	12.1 (53.8)	5.1 (41.2)	18.38 (65.09)
Average low °C (°F)	−6.3 (20.7)	−4.2 (24.4)	1.3 (34.3)	8.6 (47.5)	14.4 (57.9)	19.6 (67.3)	23.1 (73.6)	22.6 (72.7)	17.2 (63.0)	10.6 (51.1)	2.8 (37.0)	−3.6 (25.5)	8.84 (47.92)
Precipitation mm (inches)	5.5 (0.217)	8.8 (0.346)	12.5 (0.492)	24.4 (0.961)	39.9 (1.571)	75.1 (2.957)	160.3 (6.311)	133.5 (5.256)	45.9 (1.807)	31.5 (1.24)	14.9 (0.587)	7.0 (0.276)	559.3 (22.02)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.7	3.5	4.0	4.9	5.7	8.0	11.8	9.8	5.9	5.5	4.4	3.3	69.5
Source: Weather China

Economy

A large part of the city's economy revolves around petroleum and the nearby Shengli Oil Field.

Industries include: petroleum, petrochemistry, saline chemistry, papermaking, machinery, electronics, construction, building materials, foodstuff processing, pneumatic tires and rubber, textile and light industries.

Dongying is one of the world's leading producers of rubber tires. It has more tire factories than any other city in the world.^{[citation needed]}

Recently, Dongying's economy has grown significantly, reflecting the high development of china's economy.^{[citation needed]} The city's growing manufacturing sector and its proximity to oil reserves have led to increased company investments. An example is DuPont - in 2005, Dupont invested 5 billion yuan to build a TiO2 factory in the area. After this project's completion, it will become the largest investment outside of the US for Dupont.

Transportation

• Zibo–Dongying Railway

Education

Dongying is home to one major University, China University of Petroleum, as well as several colleges and technical schools.

Sister city

• Midland, Texas (USA) - Midland is known for producing Oil
• Samcheok

External links

• Government website of Dongying (in Simplified Chinese)
• Profile of Dongying from WECP